Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Evden Çalışmanın İş Stresi Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Covid-19 salgını, dünya çapında insan yaşamının neredeyse tüm yönlerini alt üst etmiştir. Beraberinde birçok zorluğa ve tedbir amaçlı birçok değişikliğe neden olan Covid-19 pandemi süreci çalışma alanını da etkilemiş, birçok sektörde evden çalışmaya geçiş yapılmıştır. Hızlı bir şekilde evden çalışmaya geçiş sürecinin yaşanması bunun yanı sıra trajik can kayıpları, yaşanan değişikliklere uyum sağlama süreci, hastalık bulaşma riski gibi birçok kaygı ve belirsizlik insanları derinden etkilemiştir. Bu çerçevede araştırmanın amacı, Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde evden çalışmanın, iş stresi üzerine etkisinin irdelenmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda toplam 169 kişiye anket uygulanarak, konuya ilişkin veriler toplanmıştır. Çalışmada verilerin analizinde SPSS 25.0 programından yararlanılmıştır. Ölçeklerin güvenilirlik ve geçerlilik analizlerinden sonra korelasyon ve regresyon analizi ile hipotezler test edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde evden çalışmanın iş stresini negatif yönde etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra evden çalışma alt boyutlarından esneklik boyutunun iş stresi üzerinde istatiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisi görülmezken, verimlilik boyutunun iş stresini pozitif etkilediği, örgütsel güven ve iş yaşam müdahalesi boyutunun ise negatif yönde iş stresini etkilediği tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Covid-19
• Evden Çalışma
• İş Stresi

The Effect Of Working From Home On Work Stress During The Covid-19 Pandemic Process

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has upended almost all aspects of human life worldwide. The pandemic process, which has caused many difficulties and many changes for precautionary purposes, has also affected the work area, and many sectors have switched to working from home. Many concerns and uncertainties such as the rapid transition to working from home, as well as the tragic loss of life, the process of adapting to changes, the risk of disease transmission, have deeply affected people. In this context, the aim of the research is to examine the effect of working from home on work stress during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, data on the subject were collected by applying a questionnaire to a total of 169 people. In the study, the SPSS 25.0 program was used in the analysis of the data. After the reliability and validity analyses of the scales, hypotheses were tested with correlation and regression analysis. As a result of the analyses, it was concluded that working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic process in the negative direction affects work stress. In addition, it was determined that while the flexibility dimension, which is one of the sub-dimensions of working from home, did not have a statistically significant effect on work stress, the productivity dimension affected work stress in the positive direction, and the business life intervention and organizational trust dimension affected work stress in the negative direction.

Keywords

• Covid-19
• Work from Home
• Work Stress

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